Rev. George Jeptha Lee
1925 - 1997 (71 years)
Generation: 1
1. Rev. George Jeptha Lee was born 26 Nov 1925, Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, Louisiana, USA; died 1 Feb 1997, Hattiesburg, Forrest County, Mississippi, USA; was buried 4 Feb 1997, Highland Cemetery - Hattiesburg, Mississippi, USA. Notes:
Obituary:
HATTIESBURG - George J. Lee, Sr., 71, a retired certified public accountant, died of heart failure Saturday at Forrest General Hospital.
Services are 2 p.m. today at Victory Christian Church with burial in Highland Cemetery. Visitation is 1 p.m. today at the church. Hulett-Winstead Funeral Home is handling arrangements.
Mr. Lee was a Lake Providence, La., native. He was retired from L and A Contracting Co., where he worked for 20 years as financial vice president. In 1982, Mr. Lee co-founded New Life Fellowship Church (now New Victory Baptist Church), where he served as pastor. He graduated from the University of Southwestern Louisiana and served as a U.S. Navy lieutenant during World War II in the Pacific Theater. He later retired from the U.S. Navy Reserves. He was a member of the Hattiesburg Elks BPOE and a former member of the Lions Club. Mr. Lee served for seven years as president of the Hattiesburg Chapter of the Full Gospel Business Men's Fellowship International. He was a member of the founding board of the Storehouse Church, developing the original church charter. He served as deacon at the First Assembly of God Church of Hattiesburg. Mr. Lee was also a founding board member of Faith Christian Fellowship Church, now known as Grace Temple.
Survivors include: wife, Janette; daughters, Charlotte Turnell of Spring, Texas, and Patrice Bodnar of Petal; son, George J. Lee, Jr. of Atlanta; sister, Joy Christine Turner of Orange, Calif.; brothers, James N. Lee of Bunkie, La., and Albert C. Lee of Germany; nine grandchildren and one great-grandchild.
(Published in The Clarion Ledger on February 4, 1997)George — Marjorie Mae LeBlanc. Marjorie (daughter of Clarence Joseph LeBlanc and Willie May Herrin) was born 11 Jan 1925, Shreveport, Caddo Parish, Louisiana, USA; died 30 May 1973, Shreveport, Caddo Parish, Louisiana, USA; was buried 1 Jun 1973, Forest Park Cemetery East - Shreveport, Louisiana, USA. [Group Sheet]
Children:- Beverly Elaine Lee was born 17 Nov 1946, Lafayette, Lafayette Parish, Louisiana, USA; died 20 Mar 1989, Leesville, Vernon Parish, Louisiana, USA; was buried 24 Mar 1989, Forest Park Cemetery East - Shreveport, Louisiana, USA.
- C.E. Lee